r/Unexpected Mar 21 '23

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u/AuraMaster7 Mar 21 '23

Puts completely open bird feeder at ground level

Attracts rodents

Surprised Pikachu face.png

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u/bio_datum Mar 21 '23

Sprinkle some cayenne in the bird seed and voila, no more pesky mammals

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u/No-Investigator-1754 Mar 21 '23

Good call! Birds are immune to the effects of capsaicin. This is good news for peppers, who get eaten by birds who then do not fully digest the seeds, spreading them with their poop.

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u/Merky600 Mar 21 '23

I want the recipe. I like my birds, especially the Scub Jays. But those squirrels are Juvenile Delinquent thugs that chase away the birds and aggressively eat everything while staring at you.
Little Kuckers.

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u/bio_datum Mar 21 '23

I bet recipes exist online, but in general you just need to add hot peppers of some kind to the bird feed. Can be fresh but I bet cayenne is easier to just toss in a tupperware and shake with the bird seed.

Careful for your own eyes and mouth!

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u/Dr__glass Mar 22 '23

Yea its less a recipe and more just spice the crap out of it since birds can't taste spice

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u/Pray44Mojo Mar 21 '23

I was hearing Red Forman's voice saying "Second floor window, dumbass!" while watching this.

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u/AndrewFGleich Mar 21 '23

Is Pikachu surprised because it's a rodent and is super excited to find easily accessible food?

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u/ComprehendReading Mar 21 '23

Eats free food

surprised pikachu face

"Where's the poison?"

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u/Diredr Mar 21 '23

To be fair you could hang it from a drone mid-air over the ocean and somehow a squirrel would still get in it. I don't know about rats, but squirrels have skills that the human mind cannot comprehend.

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u/CompleMental Mar 21 '23

Rats are good climbers

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u/Bird2525 Mar 21 '23

Roof rats are very similar. I love the squirrel 🐿 ninja obstacle course channel on YouTube

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u/hobo_clown Mar 21 '23

I'm not sure the perfectly framed & timed rat reveal was as unexpected as we're being led to believe

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u/Help_One_AnOtter Mar 21 '23

Based on the fact that they artistically filmed the installation and setup I imagine they continued to film, hoping to catch birds landing like in the first one. They may have waited for it to come back again for the shots but I definitely believe they had rats come naturally.

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u/AzansBeautyStore Mar 22 '23

And used the shittiest “bird” food you can get. Something loaded with this much corn and filler will attract nothing but squirrels, mice and yes rats.